Atrial Septal Defect, Unroofed Coronary Sinus: Surgical Perspective: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

atrial septal defect, unroofed coronary sinus, ASD, coronary sinus atrial septal defect, coronary sinus ASD, persistent left superior vena cava, persistent LSVC, left superior vena cava, LSVC, left SVC, right superior vena cava, RSVC, right anterior cardinal vein, left anterior cardinal vein, coronary sinus, unroofed coronary sinus atrial septal defect, unroofed coronary sinus ASD, brain abscess, heart failure, heterotaxy syndrome, cor triatriatum, tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary atresia, pulmonary stenosis, anomalous pulmonary venous return, Noonan syndrome

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Samuel Weinstein, MD, Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Director, Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Samuel Weinstein, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Ohio State Medical Association, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Robert E Michler, MD, Samuel I Belkin Chair, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Surgeon-in-Chief, Chairman, Department of Surgery and Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Co-Director Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center, Montefiore Medical Center
Robert E Michler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Suzanne Courtwright, MS, CPNP-AC, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center
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